Improvement in label-holders



UNITED 7 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HEARTTAGEN, OF ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

l IMPROVEMENT IN LABEL-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 179.476, dated July 4,1876; application filed December 8, 1875.

thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of thisspecification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a device tobe attached to plates for fastening a bill of fare, or marks of anykind, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to de-` scribeits construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, inWhich- Figure l is a perspective view, showing my plate-marker attachedto a plate. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the plate-marker.Fig. 3 is a detailed section of a part thereof.

My plate-marker is struck up from a single piece of sheet metal, by diesor other suitable means, so as to form a handle, A, and three tines orprongs, B and C C, said tines or prongs being separated from each otherby having narrow strips of metal cutout between them. The side tines G Care sprung upward,

and the ends of all the tines are bent substantially as shown in thedrawing, so that when the marker is placed on the edge of a plate theywill bind thereon, and the marker not be liable to fall off. The handleA is stamped so as to cut strips of metal that project on the underside, and form lips or hooks a a, in which a bill of fare may beinserted and held; or cards, strips of paper,`or other marks may be heldtherein, and upon which the articles and quantities desired may belWritten when an order is given.

This plate-marker may be of any desired shape, plain or ornamental, andwill be of great benet in hotels, eatingsaloons, &c.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The within-described plate-marker, struck up or otherwise formed of asingle piece of sheet metal, with the tines or prongs B and C G, and thehandle A, with lips or hooks a, substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this30th day of l November, 1875.

JOHN HEARTTAGEN. Witnesses:

ToErAs KEssLER, H. N. COOPER.

